Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
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World of Warcraft’s Bashiok has defected to NCsoft [Updated]
Former World of Warcraft Community Manager Micah "Bashiok" Whipple announced he was leaving Blizzard last week to take up a new job this week, leading...
Ex-WoW lead Rob Pardo says industry devs are avoiding the ‘MMO’ label
MMOs aren't going anywhere, but the label may be on the way out. This comes from former World of Warcraft lead Rob Pardo, who...
MMO Week in Review: Blizzard likes your money after all (August 2, 2015)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
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MMO Mechanics: Brilliant MMO boss mechanics
I love a good boss fight as much as the next MMO player, and I'm sure I'm not alone in favouring fights that really...
Bashiok bids Blizzard adieu
Blizzard's long-time community manager, Bashiok (known in the earlier days as Drysc), is leaving the studio after more than a decade of wrangling the...
Heroes of the Storm bribes players to try it out
Is this the summer of Heroes of the Storm? Blizzard would really like it to be, as the studio is not above a little...
SMITE adds Khepri, its biggest god yet
"This is one big scary bug. Much bug. Wow."
Hi-Rez has a lot to say about Khepri, SMITE's newest god, but perhaps the above quote...
WoW Factor: Speculating on WoW’s next expansion
On August 6th, we now know, we'll be hearing the name and some details on the next World of Warcraft expansion. What we don't...
With Your Destiny and Asta close down
We truly do hate to be the bearers of bad news, especially when that news has to do with the demise of an MMO....
World of Warcraft to reveal newest expansion next week
What will World of Warcraft's next expansion be? Forget speculation -- you'll be finding out for real in a little over a week.
Blizzard announced...
Global Chat: Do you crave human interaction in MMOs?
I've long been an advocate of "playing alone together" in MMOs. While I enjoy grouping and teaming up to a degree, mostly I want...
Diablo III explains the benefits offered by Kanai’s Cube
Your Diablo III characters lead lives in which every new artifact is judged on its ability to crush, exsanguinate, and electrocute every enemy within...
Is Blizzard’s mystery Gamescom conference about WoW?
Blizzard being at Gamescom is in and of itself neither unusual nor unique. Gamescom is just one of those conventions that the company attends,...
Not So Massively: HoN Tour season four; cheating in Hearthstone and League of Legends
It's been a busy week for online gaming, with Star Citizen releasing alpha patch 1.15 and delving into the details of its new audio...
World of Warcraft is really, really big
One thing we grizzled World of Warcraft veterans tend to fondly remember are the naked gnome races that showed us just how big --...
The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Drakkar
Kingdom of Drakkar, also known as Drakkar or even Kingdom of Drakkar II, is a really odd duck among the annals of MMO history....
The Daily Grind: Have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs while MMOing?
Last week, a former pro e-sports player went on the record to say that he -- and pretty much everyone else in the top...
Massively Overthinking: Dealing with toxicity in MMO communities
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Kickstarter donor Dahui, who asks,
"What do you think MMO developers can do to try to minimize...
Diablo III previews the Ruins of Sescheron for patch 2.3
In one respect, Diablo III is fairly littered with powerful treasures. That's the core of its gameplay. You are assaulted by a rain of...
Hearthstone’s second expansion is called The Grand Tournament
Blizzard's big Hearthstone announcement is an expansion called The Grand Tournament. It was revealed on a livestream earlier this afternoon, and it's got a...
